OPENING & CLOSURES
PRIVATE SECTOR
Openings & closures: 2011 - 23
50
50
Closures
Openings
45
41
40
30
28
20
20
16
16
15
14
13
10
7
10
14
7
6
11
7
8
7
7
4
4
2
2
0
2011
2012
2013
2014 2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020 2021
2022
2023
If a club is taken over by another operator, this is not counted as a closure or a new opening. Closures not recorded pre-2013.
Across the whole private sector, two brand new clubs opened with a swimming pool. Meanwhile, 16 clubs – with 18 pools between them – closed. This year’s net loss of 14 private sector clubs with pools compares to a net loss of 16 in 2022 and 37 in 2021. NOTE FOR THE READER: As outlined previously, when comparing year-on-year stats, you may notice a discrepancy between total pool numbers versus what one might assume from reported closures and openings. For a briefing on why this is the case, please see page 29.
PRIVATE CLUBS WITH SWIMMING POOL OPENINGS +2
PRIVATE CLUBS WITH SWIMMING POOL CLOSURES -16
40
STATE OF THE UK SWIMMING INDUSTRY REPORT 2023
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